S3 E5 | How the Director-Cinematographer Relationship Brings Your Footage to Life

As you're beginning the process of indie filmmaking, you can
answer "what makes a good web series?" a hundred different ways.
But one way to ensure success is the relationship between
director and cinematographer. It's this dynamic that creates the
footage that eventually becomes your indie film or web series.
And the dynamic you create in the behind the scenes of the
filmmaking process — from your shot list, to the narrative vibe,
to decisions like whether the camera is handheld or static — will
determine what kind of footage you can get. Executive Producer
Benjy Shaw fills in as host today for a conversation between
director Courtney Romano and cinematographer Ian McCay. They
discuss what they look for in a director/cinematographer
collaboration, how they approached on-set challenges, tips for
leading both the camera department and the actors, and how they
filmed the final episode of the series as a one take.


Today's guest was cinematographer Ian McCay. You can find out
more about Ian's work here and on
social. Today's Final Word is from performance
artist, writer, and professor of Contemporary Performance,
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